4384 THE ZooLocist—Makcu, 1875. 
was to be worked by visitors, thus affording them amusement and useful 
occupation at the same time. It is not recorded, so far as I am aware, 
whether the experiment was successful, or how long it was continued. I think 
it is scarcely necessary for me to add that having taken up the subject of 
aquariums, their construction and management, I shall be greatly obliged 
for the communication of any facts or suggestions that may be of advantage 
either to the possessors or projectors of these most amusing and instructive 
establishments. It must not be supposed that we have yet attained 
perfection in their construction; finality does not apply to aquariums. I 
cordially invite inquiry, with a view to elicit additional information.— 
Edward Newman.) 
Proceedings of Scientitic Societies. 
ZooLoGicaL Society or Lonpon. 
January 19, 1875.—Roxsert Hupson, Esq., F.R.S., V.-P., in the chair. 
The Secretary called attention to a letter received from a correspondent in 
Ternate, Moluccas, in which it was stated that the writer had living examples 
of four species of paradise birds in his possession— namely, Paradisea 
papuana, Seleucides alba, Diphyllodes speciosa and Ptilornis magnifica. 
A communication was read from Mr. J. Brazier, of Sydney, giving 
descriptions of ten new species of Australian shells, from the collection of 
Mr. A. Coxen, of Brisbane, Queensland. 
Mr. A. G. Butler read descriptions of four new species of butterflies of 
the genus Protogonius, from the collection of Mr. H. Druce. 
A communication was read from Messrs. P. L. Sclater and O. Salvin, 
giving descriptions of three new species of South American birds. These 
were proposed to be called Microcerculus squamulatus, Autumolus striaticeps 
and Tigrisoma Salmoni. 
Prof. Newton gave an account of a manuscript, in the French Archives 
de la Marine, which contained some additional evidence as to the original 
fauna of Rodriguez, and called especial attention to the unknown writer's 
account of the terrestrial birds of that island, amongst which were mentioned 
the “solitaire,” the Erythromachus Leguati of A. Milne-Edwards, and other 
now extinct forms. 
A communication was read from Dr. A. B. Meyer, Director of the Royal 
Natural History Museum, Dresden, containing the description of a new 
bird of paradise, skins of which had been sent to him by Mr. van Musschen- 
broek, the Dutch Resident at Ternate, and which it was proposed to call 
Diphyllodes Gulielmi III. The habitat of this new bird is stated to be the 
inner mountains of Eastern Waigiou. 
